Darlington County School District schools closed by order of Gov. Nikki Haley due to hurricane
Darlington County School District schools will be closed by order of Gov. Nikki Haley for the remainder of this week, beginning Wednesday, Oct. 5, due to the forecast for Hurricane Matthew. {Editor’s note: To keep up to date on storm conditions, visit: South Carolina Emergency Management Division} All Darlington County School District offices will also be closed. Maintenance and custodial staff will report as normal Wednesday,...
Rice Refuses to Debate
“Tom Rice is being negligent to the voters in the District by refusing to debate and allow the people to make an informed decision.” Mr. Rice has just backed out of the one debate that he had agreed upon with 7th Congressional district challenger Mal Hyman. Mr. Hyman’s original idea was eight debates – one in each of the district’s eight counties. Realizing that eight debates was not realistic, on August 24th at the Venus Café, Mr....
Narrow Way Ranch: Where the dreams of friends came true
Tucked away off Swift Creek Road in Hartsville is a 30-acre beautiful oasis of pastures, sweet gentle horses and ponies, and the culmination of the dreams of three women.
Hanna Hanlin named DCSD Teacher of the Year
When the award for the Darlington County District Teacher of the Year 2016-17 was announced last week as Hanna Hanlin, no one at the district’s annual Teacher of the Year banquet was more excited than her mother, fellow teacher Julie Hanlin.
Statement on the 2016 DCSD Sales Tax Referendum
[Editor’s note: This statement is in response to the the County Council meeting on September 19, 2016 that was printed in the News and Press on September 28: County council speaks on penny tax issue] The Darlington County Board of Education voted this summer to place a sales tax bond referendum on the November ballot for the voters of our county to decide. Since then, there has been a great deal of misinformation circulating. As...
County council chair speaks on penny tax issue
At the September 19 regular meeting of Darlington County Council, perhaps the most interesting subject of the evening didn’t come up until meeting’s end.